TY - GEN A1 - Knabe, Nicole T1 - A new tool in material science - Targeted disruption of melanin synthesis in rock-inhabiting fungi N2 - The ability to survive almost absolute dehydration through air-drying is a remarkable feature of rock-inhabiting microcolonial fungi (MCF), which colonise rock surfaces in hot and cold deserts. Understanding of the underlying mechanisms which allow this group of fungi to conquer natural and man-made environments requires a set of modern biological techniques and approaches that are under development in our laboratory. We will present an overview of the targeted disruption of melanin biosynthesis genes in the rock-inhabiting Knufia petricola and give inside into the lines of research and the network of supporting laboratories that made this progress possible. T2 - 6. Meeting of the ISHAM Working Group "Black Yeasts and Relatives" CY - Viterbo, Italy DA - 15.09.2016 KW - Fungi KW - SAB KW - Biofilm PY - 2016 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/37694 AN - OPUS4-37694 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany